Yorkshire

Yorkshire were beaten by Birmingham Bears in today’s Abu Dhabi Counties Super Cup fixture, despite Ben Coad claiming a wicket with the first ball of the match.

An excellent all-round contribution from Dom Bess helped Yorkshire make a winning start to their pre-season tour of Abu Dhabi, with a T20 victory over new coach Anthony McGrath’s former county Essex Eagles - by four wickets with 4.2 overs to spare. 

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Fast bowler Ben Cliff is targeting more first-team exposure in 2025 after a progressive summer last year and a hard-working winter of club cricket in Melbourne. 

Anthony McGrath says Yorkshire are targeting improved starts to both innings in T20 cricket as they aim to better their return in that format of the game. 

Anthony McGrath has spoken of his delight at capturing two exciting fast bowlers who are heading to Yorkshire to try and help the county make a flying start in this summer’s Rothesay County Championship.

Ben Sears has troubled the very best batters in the world during his developing career, and the New Zealand quick is hoping to give county opposition the hurry up as he helps Yorkshire make a flying start to this season’s Rothesay County Championship. 

This partnership with Her Game Too Cricket is a vital step in making cricket enjoyable and accessible to all.

For a special International Women’s Day feature, we spoke to Rich Pyrah about his new role with Yorkshire women and his hopes and aims for the forthcoming summer and longer-term too.

It is fair to say that new head coach Anthony McGrath raised a knowing smile when the schedule for Yorkshire’s pre-season tour to Abu Dhabi was finalised. Their first opponents? Essex.

There is a well-known phrase which suggests, ‘Never go back’. For dynamic top order batter Ami Campbell, however, she absolutely does not subscribe to that view having returned to Headingley this winter to join Yorkshire Women.